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Distribution. Florida, Panama, Yucatan, Mexico, most o£ the 

 "West-Indian islands, Gruayaquil, Venezuela, and Brazil as far 

 south as Eio de Janeiro. 



Cappaeis fkokdosa, Jacq^. Am. PI. p. 162, 1. 104 ; R. B. K. Nov. 

 Gen. et 8p. v. p. 91 ; Michl. in Mart. Fl. Bras. xiii. 1. p. 280. 



A large leafy shrub, very abundant in the woods around the 

 lake and in the open parts of the Sapate. It is used for making 

 hoops for barrels, &c. It is about 12 feet in height, and would 

 probably become a larger plant, but is much cut for firewood. 

 The flowers are very fugacious; the petals dull purplish green, 

 the stamens white ; the fruit resembles that o£ the preceding 

 species, but is larger, and at first green, then purple-rose, and 

 finally black ; it never appeared to show any signs of dehiscing 

 into two valves, as is represented in G. Jlexuosa, Veil. Fl. Flum. 

 V. t. 108 ; but the fruit as it ripened became soft and pulpy. 

 Mice are very fond of the seeds. 



Native name " Gito." 



Distribution. West Indies and Brazil. 



Cleome spinosa, L. Sp. PI. p. 939 ; Ait. Hort. Keio. ed. 2, iv. 

 p. 131 ; Eichl. in Mart. Fl. Bras. xiii. 1. p. 253. — C. pungens, 

 Willd. Sort. Berol. t. 18. 



A form with thorns and white petals and pink stamens. 

 Occurred in the garden of the Residency and in waste places 

 in the village. As it is used in medicine, it was doubtless 

 introduced to the island by man. It is found in many places in 

 Brazil in a half -wild state ; and we met with almost the same 

 form in waste places in the town of Olinda, Pernambuco. 



C. DIFFUSA, DC. Prodr. i. p. 241 ; Eichl. in Mart. Fl. Bras. 

 xiii. 1. p. 258. 



Very plentiful at one spot upon the upper part of the Peak, 

 growing among Cucurbitacege. Flowers white. 



Distribution. Brazil. 



Dactyl^na miceaktha, Schrad. Hort. Goett. ; Schult. f. in 

 Boem. et Schult. Si/sf. vii. p. 9; Eichl. in Mart. Fl.Bras. xiii. 1. 

 p. 243. — Cleome mouandra, DC. PI. Bar. Hort. Gen. p. 54, 1. 15. 



Abundant along pathways through the Sapate, and also on 

 Sella Griueta. Flowers pink. 



Distribution. North Brazil, Bahia, and Pernambuco. 



